Seafood chowder is a delectable dish bursting with the goodness of the sea. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a culinary novice, preparing a simple yet delicious seafood chowder can be a rewarding experience. This article will guide you through selecting the freshest seafood, choosing the right ingredients, and mastering the cooking techniques to create a chowder that will tantalize your taste buds. Read on to discover the secrets to making a simple seafood chowder that will leave you craving more.
Let's cook with our recipes!
SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Provided by Ina Garten
Time 2h10m
Yield 3 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Cut the shrimp, scallops, and monkfish into bite-sized pieces and place them in a bowl with the crabmeat.
- In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter; add the carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, and corn and saute over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are barely cooked, stirring occasionally. Add the flour; reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add the Seafood Stock and bring to a boil. Add the seafood; reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 7 to 10 minutes, until the fish is just cooked. Add the heavy cream, if desired, and the parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
- Warm the oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add the shrimp shells, onions, carrots, and celery and saute for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook 2 more minutes. Add 1 1/2 quarts of water, the white wine, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Strain through a sieve, pressing the solids. You should have approximately 1 quart of stock. You can make up the difference with water or wine if you need to.
BEST SEAFOOD CHOWDER
My husband is an avid fisherman. When a family get-together was planned and we had to bring something, we created this recipe using fish from our freezer. The chowder got rave reviews from the relatives! -Heather Saunders, Belchertown, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h
Yield 32 servings (8 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; reserve drippings. Saute onions in drippings until tender. Add potatoes and water; bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes., Add the scallops, lobster, shrimp, cod and haddock. Cook for 10 minutes or until scallops are opaque, shrimp turn pink and fish flakes easily with a fork. Add the butter, salt, parsley and curry powder. Stir in milk and evaporated milk; heat through. Garnish with bacon, additional parsley, and oyster crackers, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 625mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 17g protein.
SIMPLE SEAFOOD CHOWDER
A chunky, creamy soup with salmon and smoked haddock, mixed shellfish and potatoes - a hearty meal
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, then add the onion and bacon. Cook for 8-10 mins until the onion is soft and the bacon is cooked. Stir in the flour, then cook for a further 2 mins.
- Pour in the fish stock and bring it up to a gentle simmer. Add the potatoes, cover, then simmer for 10-12 mins until the potatoes are cooked through.
- Add the mace, cayenne pepper and some seasoning, then stir in the milk.
- Tip the fish pie mix into the pan, gently simmer for 4 mins. Add the cream and shellfish, then simmer for 1 min more. Check the seasoning. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve with some crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 422 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 21 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 41 grams protein, Sodium 2.3 milligram of sodium
SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Steps:
- In a large stockpot over medium heat, cook the bacon until browned. Add the butter and onions, and cook for 10 minutes. Add the flour and stir until well combined. Add 2 to 3 cups broth. Then add the potatoes, thyme, pepper, and salt and bring to a simmer. Cook until the potatoes are almost fork tender, about 10 minutes. Add the clams, haddock, shrimp, scallops, and oysters and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the half-and-half and heat through (do not bring to a boil or the chowder will curdle). When finished add parsley and serve.
SEAFOOD CHOWDER
A creamy chowder full of flavor! Of course regular ingredients may be used for those not watching their waistline.
Provided by MyVintageMommy
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place 1/2 cup milk, cream cheese, and garlic in a large pot over low heat. Cook and stir until blended. Mix in soup, green onions, carrots, corn with liquid, potatoes, parsley, and remaining milk. Season with black pepper and cayenne pepper. Simmer 25 minutes. Do not boil.
- Mix the shrimp, scallops, crabmeat, calamari, and clams, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until seafood is opaque.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.7 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 157.8 mg, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 34.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 1237.4 mg, Sugar 6.1 g
EASY SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Make this creamy seafood chowder for one using any leftovers you might have in the fridge or freezer. Garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread
Provided by Liberty Mendez
Categories Lunch
Time 28m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Tip the potatoes into a small saucepan and cover with cold salted water. Bring to the boil over a medium heat , then reduce the heat and simmer for 5-6 mins until just softened. Drain and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over a medium heat and cook the celery and shallot for 3 mins until softened. Add the garlic and fry for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 min. Reduce the heat to low and slowly pour in the milk, whisking until you have a thick sauce. Stir in the stock and simmer for 2 mins until the sauce has thickened slightly again.
- Tip in the fish, vegetables and cooked potatoes, and simmer for 4-5 mins until the veg has defrosted (if frozen) and the fish is cooked through. When the mixture is creamy and coats the back of a spoon, add the lemon zest and juice and up to 50ml water if the chowder is too thick. Season with black pepper, salt and the parsley.
- Pour the chowder into a bowl, top with more black pepper, the extra parsley and serve with crusty bread, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 432 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 52 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 14 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 29 grams protein, Sodium 1 milligram of sodium
SIMPLE SEAFOOD CHOWDER
In the Maritimes, there were a few restaurants such as Granit Brew Pub and Boondocks that served an amazing seafood chowder. Seafood was freshly caught and chowder was rich, thick and creamy with big chucks of lobster, crab and shrimp and whole clams peeking through the cream. It was sometimes difficult for me to choose other items from the menu. But a fellow Maritimer gave me this insanely easy recipe for seafood chowder that is second only to the two restaurants mentioned above! You can easily substitute Haddock or other firm fish if someone has a seafood allergy and it is just as tasty! You may need to double the recipe!
Provided by Kim A. Heaphy
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Mix milk and soup together. Bring to a simmer.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of salt water to a boil. Drop your favourite seafood blend into the water and cook until the shrimp go from translucent to pink, about 2 to 4 minutes. Drain.
- Add seafood to potato chowder and simmer on low for 15 minutes to half an hour to blend flavours. Serve piping hot with fresh crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 46.9, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 35.9, Carbohydrate 3.4, Protein 2.4
MOM'S NOVA SCOTIA SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Being from the Easy Coast, I've tried a lot of different chowders; however, my Mom's takes the cake. She makes a huge pot of this chowder every Christmas Eve and all of it is gone by Christmas night. Although it is not very healthy, it is an awesome treat once in awhile for any of us that love seafood! I normally throw in a dash of garlic and onion powder. Enjoy!
Provided by Ashley_86
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders Fish Chowder Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Fill a large pot halfway with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Add onions and carrots; cook until slightly tender, 10 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Stir in salmon, cod, scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crab; cook over medium heat until salmon and cod are firm but chunks are still slightly translucent in the center, about 10 minutes. Drain half the water from the pot and add clams, heavy cream, and half-and-half. Place butter chunks atop the soup; season with salt and black pepper. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until salmon and cod are fully cooked and flake easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 525.4 calories, Carbohydrate 18.8 g, Cholesterol 201.6 mg, Fat 37.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 28.2 g, SaturatedFat 22.6 g, Sodium 324.8 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Make this wonderful seafood chowder recipe for a delicious hearty meal.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add salt pork and cook for 10 minutes; drain.
- Heat olive oil in a medium Dutch-oven over low heat. Add pork and cook for 5 minutes. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring, until soft. Add fish stock and bay leaves, and bring to a simmer. Add potatoes and cook until just tender, about 15 minutes. Add shrimp, clams, and fish, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; add to Dutch-oven. Season chowder with cayenne, salt, and white pepper. Serve hot.
EASY SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Make and share this Easy Seafood Chowder recipe from Food.com.
Provided by yamma
Categories Chowders
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cut fish into large chunks.
- Leave the shrimp whole.
- Combine onion, zucchini, garlic and oil in 3 1/2quart sauce pan.
- Over medium heat, cook until onion is tender.
- Add tomatoes, tomato juice, wine and seasoningsl Continue cooking until boiling.
- Add seafood.
- Continue to cook until fish flakes easily.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334.2, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 93.6, Sodium 477.3, Carbohydrate 12.2, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 7.2, Protein 23.7
Tips:
- Use fresh seafood. Fresh seafood will give your chowder the best flavor. If you can't get fresh seafood, use frozen seafood that has been thawed in the refrigerator overnight.
- Cook the seafood properly. Seafood should be cooked just until it is opaque and flakes easily with a fork. Overcooked seafood will be tough and chewy.
- Use a good quality stock. The stock is the base of your chowder, so it's important to use a good quality stock. You can use homemade stock or a store-bought stock. If you're using a store-bought stock, look for one that is low in sodium.
- Add vegetables. Vegetables add flavor and texture to your chowder. Some good vegetables to add include potatoes, carrots, celery, and onions.
- Season your chowder to taste. Add salt, pepper, and other seasonings to taste. You can also add a splash of lemon juice or white wine for a little extra flavor.
- Serve your chowder hot. Chowder is best served hot, with a side of crusty bread or crackers.
Conclusion:
Seafood chowder is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. By following these tips, you can make a seafood chowder that is sure to impress your family and friends.
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love